How Do You Know if Your Child Has Sadness or Depression? See Below: TIPS, IDEAS, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHILD WITH SADNESS OR DEPRESSION It is important to know if your child is suffering from sadness or depression. Understanding the difference is key in finding services and support for Read more…
TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS TO AVOID PARENTING MISTAKES Unintentional Parenting Mistakes Regardless of the type of parent you are, all parents are bound to make some parenting mistakes when raising children. I am a parent of five children and a grandparent of five grandchildren. But I have been raising my Read more…
TIPS, IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPARING FOR FIRST JOBS FOR TEENAGERS Job Opportunities for Teens: First Jobs for Teenagers What are the best first jobs for teenagers? Looking back, most of us remember our experience getting our first job. Whether you were babysitting or mowing lawns, at some point in Read more…
Puberty and Changing Bodies Puberty is when many things begin to change in a child’s life. Children may feel their changing bodies and emotions are out of their control between childhood and young adulthood. During puberty, children will go through more changes than they will experience at any other time Read more…
TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR FINDING A LIFE FOCUS FOR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE What is a Life Focus? Finding a life focus as a 16,17 or 18-year-old high school student is much harder than most teenagers anticipate. Discussing career goals for your future in high school seems like an Read more…
See Below: TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR BEING A TAXI MOM The Role of a Taxi Mom Ok, I’m not a “real” taxi driver, but as a mother of 5, now raising 2 of my grandkids, I am definitely considered the Taxi Mom among their friends and other parents! Hmmm! Read more…
TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR TAKING CARE OF GRANDPARENTS & PARENTS Grandchildren Taking Care of Grandparents Over the past several years, the number of grandchildren taking care of grandparents has greatly increased. Statistics show that nearly 17 % of grandparent caregivers are grandchildren. But, taking care of grandparents does not Read more…
See Below TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR DISCIPLINE TECHNIQUES FOR GRANDPARENTS (& PARENTS) Discipline Techniques Challenges Discipline techniques are difficult for parents and grandparents. Since parenting is not a learned life skill humans are born with. Parenting practices, are typically inherited from our own family experiences. As a mother of Read more…
Below See: TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAUMATIC CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES What Are Traumatic Childhood Experiences? Traumatic childhood experiences may be caused by many reasons. Typically, trauma happens when a child experiences neglect, violence, illness, natural disasters, and abuse, including physical, sexual, and emotional. Sadly, these traumatic childhood experiences can impact Read more…
Below See: TIPS, IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS FOR RAISING TEENAGERS My Experiences Raising Teenagers As a mother of five grown children, now raising my two teenage grandchildren, I have deeply felt, and currently feel, every one of these agonizing emotions while raising teenagers! Although many of the years between 13 and Read more…